Either way, the prime minister faces major challenges, including divisions in the country laid bare by the campaign.
Economically this US deal is relatively small, although important to very specific sectors.It rolls back on some of the trade damage done by Trump's original announcement, in particular to the car industry. An insider told me the move from 27.5% to 10% would effectively save UK car exporters over £1bn from what was an "existential threat" to the industry.
While no longer existential, this remains painful. It is unclear how the quota will function, how it will account for foreign parts, for example, Chinese batteries, and is limited to 100,000 cars.much heralded new Jaguar was launched in the US with the hope of growing this number.The flip side of this is agricultural access for the US, for example, for beef, which is also subject to a quota. Other things were notable by their absence. There was no move on the digital service tax, or on tariffs for US cars.
The biggest single decision, however, is the fact that the 10% so-called reciprocal tariff stays, even though the UK buys more from the US than the other way around. This confirms that the tariff is not negotiable for anybody, and could have wider consequences.Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's White House slideshow appeared to point to a rather one sided "deal" where the UK had offered the US "unprecedented access" in order to save its car industry.
The US had trebled tariffs on the UK from 3.4% to 10%, and the UK has cut its tariffs by two-thirds from 5.1% to 1.8%. It does not seem very "reciprocal".
There is an important "but" here. The UK and US view these numbers through very different lenses.The Queen described the dog as "lovely" and said: "Well I'm very honoured to meet him."
Ms Binns, from Preston, Lancashire, said "he did pile it on a bit" by asking for a belly rub.Ms Binns, an equalities officer who works for Lancashire County Council, added: "He knows how to impress.
"I've always said he's an attention-seeker, he's gone up a notch with this."The King and Queen hosted about 8,000 guests in the palace's garden as community stalwarts, charity workers and leading figures enjoyed afternoon tea on the lawns.